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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ship has likely sailed on this one, but there is no way that the land disturbance was under 2,500 sq ft. By self-reporting a disturbance of under this amount, they were able to avoid needing to seek a land disturbance permit and approval for a grading plan. Approval for these would have also necessitated an environmental and run-off review, adding further scrutiny to the project.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopment/land-disturbance

The google street view from October 2025, clearly shows they have used the entire front yard area from the front porch to the sidewalk as staging area and the ground was disturbed. They did not account for this like they should have in their initial plans. The plans also call for using the existing driveway as stockpile, but the existing driveway was clearly removed. This is also evident on the street view. They even have temporary work area fencing going to what is presumably the property line.

I am at roughly 3,300 sq ft of land disturbance when I account for the front yard area disturbed.

Their calculations do not add up to me from what is show in the plans. I get to 2,097 of disturbance alone from the addition, side buffer area, and rear buffers. This does not include any of the required 10 ft buffer from the garage into the yard.

The plans show an entirely new foundation and footing laid for the entire addition.[/quote]

Thank you. Everyone who keeps saying "homeowners can do what they want on their own property"- this is proof positive that you really can impact neighbors if you don't follow the rules. We live in a society with rules for this reason. Otherwise it's chaos.[/quote]

But he could’ve built the same property 8 inches narrower, everyone still would’ve hated it, and the property would’ve been fully compliant and legal. [/quote]

Assuming you ignore the land disturbance issue and failure to follow the filed plans. [/quote]

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